IN THIS UNIT YOU eae Neves eee nee A [How do you feel about these places as vacation edial ord destinations? Work in pairs, and say what you like and read en article about climate ee (; eee ane ‘rom context learn how to interrupt politely interrupting {stent a weather forecast > write a description ofa place we) watch a video about climates in @ | 0 locations B EJ whet place in the world would you most like to visit? Why? Tell your partner. A: I'd most like to ro Argent looks amazing Yes, itd SA. as well, 've always wanted to visit New York ala Lea to evaluate different plansa ((@) A Match the pictures to the sentences, 2 SS eb "kr ir 1 Take an umbrella with you when you go out. ts a rainy day. 2 I couldn't sleep last night because it was so stormy. it was really scary. 3. Now that the spring is here, its getting warm 4 Its sunny today, Let's go to the beach! HOW TO SAY IT 5 The weather is really depressing today. Its just gray and cloudy. Weather veri 6 love it when it snows. | like the way everything gets covered in white. fts 0 rainy day. ts raining. t 7 Itwas so windy that I couldn't even stand up! rains all the tims, 8 Its vory cold today. You'll need a jacket. ea mornday eae 9 I can't see more than ten feet in front of me because it's so foggy. Itsnows.a lot in the winter 40° Its too hot today. 'm going to go inside for a cold drink How To say iT ¢ [work in pairs. Describe the typical weather where you Doseribing the weather live during these seasons. In the spring, its usually (any and warm). Sometimes spring summer fll winter Summer ia hod and. It often very (ind) in the fall. Inthe winter the weather gets very (cole)... may, might, and will for future possibility A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Read this email. How is Greg traveling to visit Matt? TH Greg! Talay eOM AN Re Rar wa but it all depends on the weather We way go up lo the mountains to show you some of the local area, so bring your walking shor, justin casa! t might be atte windy, possibly, but it probably won't rain. We've had some really good weather recently sot wil probably be relly aunny But youiever know in the allo you? might not have io work on Fiday when you arive.[ don't know yet. But see you in the evening, in aiy case. And [il wil a definitely pact you at the tain stator ac deat ory (e) See you soon! NOTICE! i Mat .d. We've planned lots of activities, Underline the phrases that talk about future possibility in the email. Which form of the verb follows may, might, and will?B ANALYZE Read the email in Exercise A again. Function Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 4 We uso may, might, and will to talk about things that aro possible in the prosent or tho future / the past. 2 We use may or might when we are not very certain / very certain. 3 We use probably will when we are quite certain / not very certain. WATCH OUT! 4 We use will or definitely will when we are somewhat certain / very certain. J | might be late tomorrow. Form Complete the table with examples from Exercise A. X | might tobe late tomorrow. Affirmative Negative subject + may/might/ll + base form # subject + may/might/mill not + base form Wee up to the mountains | We may not go up to the mountains te windy. Hl to work on Friday. willis often contracted to ‘I £ will notis often written as won't le you in the evening {won't leave tomorron: Notice the word orde- of wil wth definitely and probate | . : Iwill definitely be really sunny. (6) rain ilies you at the station We definitely won't stay at home all weekend. © PRACTICE Complete these sentences with may, might, will, or won't. More than one answer might be possible. 1. I don't know, but the largest state in the U.S.A. _______be Alaska. 2 I think | ____ definitely go for a walk this weekend 3 They ___ probably be here tomorrow. 4 [definitely ____ have time to see you this evening, but we can meet tomorrow. 5 They haven't decided, but they — go to the beach on Monday, & 'mnot sure, but Ben ___go fishing this weskend. 7 | probably ____be able to go on vacation with you because | have too much work 8 The letter ____ arrive today. | only mailed it this morning. D [Now You Do IT Complete these sentences in your notebook. Then tell a partner. 4 Tomorrow, | might 3. This evening, I'l definitely 2 This weekend, | may 4 Next week, I definitely won't A [B22 Listen to this sound and the words. Can you hear the /e1/ sound? Now listen again and repeat. fea! place may rain B [43 Listen and circle the three words in each group that contain the /er’ sound. Practice saying the words. 4 lake water change make. 2 today stay always eye 3 wat pair again email oO © [44 BW work in pairs. Practice saying these sentences. Pay close attention to the /er/ sound. Listen and check. 1 They may want to make a cake for Dan 2 Can you always say the name of the whale? 3 The man came late to the lake today.TA Ly L2 You may need to interrupt a person when he or she is talking to somebody else. First, use body language (smile and moke eye contac!) to get his or her attention. Then interrupt politely and say what you need briefly and clearly. A [4s Listen to the conversations below. Underline the phrases used to interrupt. Conversation 1 Jim: So, what are you doing this weekend? Paul: Well, if it's sunny, I might go to the beach. ‘Andy: Sorry to interrupt, but do you know what the homework was? Conversation 2 Janet: Richard might have the information you need. Frances: OK. I'll give him a call emit Sorry, can | interrupt for a second? Frances, can you sign this letter, please? Conversation 3 Mx. Jones: It's raining really hard. Do you think we should cancel the class tris? te tse: Let's wait. It may stop soon. ‘Alen: Excuse me, can | ask a quick question? Have you scen Mr. Reed? B (work in groups. Students A and B, have a short conversation. Student G, think of a reason to interrupt the conversation, and interrupt politely. Then switch roles. ) Se Ae = A forest is a large area with lots of trees. ‘A field is an area of land on a farm ‘An island is a piece of land with water all around it. A lake is a large area of water with land all around it. ‘A mountain is a high piece of land, often with snow on top. ‘The ocean is a large area of salty water. Ahill is a high piece of land that is smaller than a mountain A tivar isa long area of water that flows into the ocean. B [Work in pairs. Think of a natural place you have visited. Describe the geography of that area. I've been to ... There's a big lake, a forest, and some fieldsSemmes called global warming, and it is a major part of climate change. When you see a word you don’t know in a text, use the context to help you figure out the meaning. Think obout the meaning of the whole sentence ond decide what the meaning of the word might be A Quickly read this article, ignoring any words or phrases you don’t know. Then read the sentences and circle T (true) or F (false). 1 When people talk about climate change, they usually mean changes in the last century TIF 2. The way the weather changes every day is the same as climate change. TE 3. Inthe past, the Earth got very cold. TE ‘The word cffmate means the average wieather condilions over a number of years, including temperature, wind, and rainfall. When we talk about climate change, we mean the unusual changes in the Earth's weather pattorns that have happoned over the last 100 years. S itis true that the weather is akvays changing, and sometimes the weather changes in ways we really don’t expect. For example, we might have a warm, sunny day in the middle of winter, ot ‘cold, windy day in the middie of summer. Recording tha temperatures of each day helps us find the averago temparature for tho whole year. Doing this in many different parts of the World lets us find the averace olobal temoerature. When al temoeratures are taken tonether. we Would ‘expect any ups and downs inthe year to cancel each other ou, ad the average temperature to stay roughly the seme from one yoar tothe next. Howaver, scientists have found that the temperatura is not staying tho samo, and our plenet is actually geting warmer each year. This is. whan tha Earth's climate became warmer, causing ice to malt and sea levels to risa, go that Much more of our planet was covered in water. At other times the Earth has been very cold; thasa ice ages saw huge areas of tha planat covarad in snow and ice. These might sound like drastic changes in the Earth's climate, but they happened vary gradually over thousands of years. B Read this sentence. What does weather patterns mean? Look at the underlined words. Then choose the correct answer. When we talic about climate change, we mean the unusual changes in the Earths weather patterns that have happened over the last 100 years. 2) repeated weather) rainy weather ‘Work in pairs. Read the text in Exercise A again. Find and underline these words and phrases. For each one, look carefully at the context where it appears, and choose the correct meaning. 1 expect 4) think will happen by think is unusual 2 cancel out ) stop something from having an effect )_make something smaller 3 roughly 9) oxactly 4) approximately 4 major important b) unimportant 5 meit a) become ice &) become waterPe () A LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Read this conversation. What are the two women upset about? Phoebe: Look at this! 1) They are going to build anew factory outside town! Emily: What? Oh, no! That'll be terrible. (2) There'll be more pollution and more traffic. Phoebe: You're right. And @) it's going to affect tourism. ell be @ disaster for this area. Emily: | wonder if there's anything we can do. Phoebe: Well, (4) I'm gaing to write to the newspaper. I know lots of people who won't be happy about this. emi, (9) Lilhelp you Phoebe: Great! We could start an online campaign. Emily; They're going to have a fight on their hands! @ Lill get my tablet and we can start writing B ANALYZE Read the conversation in Exercise A again. (®) Function Complete the table with checks or crosses. We use .. to make to talk about to talk about predictions. plans /intentions. spontaneous decisions, will v x v going to a —_ a ( complete the sentences with the correct form of will or © c practice complete th ith th form of will going to. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer. 4. We have to do something or the problem —___gat worse. WATCH OUT! 2 What ______ you ___ do this weekend? : . 3 & Thisis really heavy! = Sores ane ie =a YB: I'm going to stay home a 4 take the bus to work from now on instead of my car. aad Caer acai 3 Without ourhelp, the blue whale survive. eo ing & & | need to retum this book to the library, but I'm late for class already! ae Deore & |___do it for you his evening D [now you bo it work in pairs. One of the following is going to happen in your area. Role-play a conversation like the one above. Say what you think the results will be, and say what you are going to do about it + new houses in an area that is now a park + anew shopping mall in an area that is now a forest + a now factory next to a river They're going to build more houses in the area Really? Where? Where the park is. It'll vealy ruin the arca lagree. There'll be more SoresE] Cmts) i} A [46 Listen to a weather forecast and choose the activity you could “= do tomorrow in each area. 4 Inthe north 2) gotothebeach go skiing © go fora walk 2 Inthe east 3) make asnowman go fora walk © flyakite 32 Inthe west go skiing &) gotothebeach goto the movies 4 Inthe south 3 go fora walk &) make a snowman go to the beach B Listen again. Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)? 1 Inthe north, the weather is going to stay the same all day. aa 2 Inthe east, it will be warmer tomorrow than today TIE 2 Inthe west, the weather is going to stay the same all day. TIF 4 In the south, the weather will be better than in the west IF ¢ [work in pairs. Predict what the weather will be like in your area: HOWTO SAY ITE + tomorrow Making predictions + this weekend I think its going to be ... tomorrow. This weekend, it's probably going to be It the spring, so next week it will be + noxt wook A. Read this description of a place. Are any of the facts about Boulder also true for the place where you live? WWW-PEDIA the online encyclopedia where you are the editor About Links Archive Search isa city in the state of Colorado, in the U. thas mountains to the west, called the Flatirons,w tare part of the Rocky Mountains. A river named Boulder (Crock runs through the city. The population is around 100,000. Boulder has cold winters, and it is often very, snowy. Ithas warm, sunny summers. In the past, the main Industry was mining. Today, the city is better known for ins academic life, i healthy lifestyle, and its culture. The rain things to see and do in Boulder include hiking in the mountains visiting the Boulder History Museum, and going shopping in the historic downtown neighborhood Think about your home village/town/city. Make notes. geography + dimate + what it’s known for population + history + main attractions © Write a description of your home village/town/city.> Complete these sentences with words in the box. (7 points) When I was young, there were around our house with very tall trees. {UN Did you know that Greece has 1,400 inthe ocean off the mainland? | foreeis Iave it when there's snow and we can go skiing in the ies The Amazon in South America is one of the longest Ickes There are big ___ outside the city with lots of flowers. mountains We often go sailing on the —_____ near my home. oceans Marine animals, such as fish, dolphins, and whales, live in the Circle the correct word to complete the sentences. (8 points) It was so stormy / warm last night that we dich’t need the heat on. The sky is really gray and cloudy / sunny. I think it's going to rain, twas s0 windy / foggy that | couldn't soe more than a fow feet in front of me. When it snows / rains, we can go skiing. When it is windy / cold, we can fly a kite. IS very cloudy / hot today. Let's go for a swim in the lake. We get a lot of cold / hot weather in the winter and we need to wear warm clothes. | hope it's going to be sunny / foggy for our picnic this weekend, ‘and the weather, ‘on pages 90 and 92. SCORE: ns ‘A Complete the conversation with will, won’t, and may/might. (8 points) ‘Amy: What are you doing next weekend? Kerry: My cousin 1) ____ bs here. She's visiting from Los Angeles. ‘Amy: I'm sure you tg) ____ have a great time. What are you going to do? Kerry: We {ge to the beach, but I'm not sure. It depends on the weather. ‘Amy: The forecast says that the weather probably 4) _____ be good. They think it o probably rai Kerry: Really? Oh, OK. Well, wo (6) definitely go to the movies, then. We want to see the new James Bond movie. it definitely me at the local movie theater, but it be on in the big one in town. I need to check B Complete the sentences with will or going to and the correct form of the verb in parentheses. In three cases, both are correct. (7 points) 1 This summer, | (work) in my uncle's shop to earn money. 2 I think the weather____ (be) nice this weekend. Let's go to the beach! 3 & What you (buy] Georgia for her birthday? & [haven't thought about it... Wait, know! |____ (get) her that book she was talking about. 4 & Doyou think we —____ (live) longer in the future? 8 [don't think so. lactually think that we have} lots more health problems than we do now. 5. I've thought a lot about it and this year, |____ {try} to meditate more often. (SP RURUFS BOSSBilty. | can use will and ‘on pages 90 and 91. ‘SCORE: as